England pulled💧 of📖f a record chase of 223 against South Africa in the third and final T20I at SuperSport Park and clinched the series 2-1.
Skipper Eoin Morgan smacked a quicked 57 off just 22 balls, leading England to their second-highest chase in T20Is – and the fourth-highest of all-time – with five balls remaining.
Morgan smashed seven sixes to take his side over the line after Jos Buttler (57) and Jonny🎐 Bairstow (64) also hit half-centuries.
Earlier, Henrich Klaasen guided the Proteas to a competitive total with a 33-ball 66 after the hosts got off to a flier, but England’s big-hitting always kept them in the chase.
5️⃣0️⃣* runs
2️⃣5️⃣ ballsHeinri🥂ch Klaasen has wasted no time in reaching his se♏cond T20I fifty!
— ICC (@ICC)
With 53 runs needed from the last four overs, Morgan, with the help of B꧅en Stokes (22♈ off 12), took control in sensational style.
Stokes was caught on the first ball of the penultimate over, but Morg𒈔an hit back-to-back sixes before Moeen Ali sealed the win with a boundary.
Coming Soon… to a stadium near you ⚡ just smashed 5⃣7⃣* off 22 balls in 🏴's 223-run chase vs 🇿🇦 in the T20I series decider 🔥
He wins both Player of the match &🌟; Player of the series awards 🏆 💜🙌
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Brief score: England 226-5 in 19.1 overs (Jonny Bairstow 64, Eoin Morgan 57*, Jos Buttler 57) beat South Africa 222-6 in 20 overs (Henry Klaasen 66, Temba Bavuma 49; Tom Curran 2-33) by five wickets꧂.
